Utility box



T. W. LEE

May 7, 1968 UTILITY BOX Filed Dec. 20, 1965 United States Patent icePatented i? 531893;:

3 381 835 secured thereto in the same manner as wheels 50 and 52 aresecured to brackets 36 and 38.

Th d W h bee Road Hence tray 12 can be rolled backward along the railse0 1% D: 67 Hj h 3010 to a position at which the front wheels 58 and 60are in Filed Dec 24) 1965 ser. rio. 515 522 5 Contact with correspondingwheels 50 and 52 whereby the s cioihis. (Cl: 214-450 tray extendsrearward beyond the open back door of the wagon and gate 14 can beopened for easy dumping. Moreover, the tray can be rolled forward to theposition TRQ THE DISCLOSURE shown in FIG. 1 for storage inside thewagon. Note that CT DE hinge 26 is composed of detachable parts 26a and26b A utility box that can be removably mserted into the which permitthe tray not only to be tilted but act as a interior of a Station Wagonstoring types of equlp detachable catch that either holds the tray instorage posiment, tools, samples, materials and the like, or for S tionor permits the tray to be released to be rolled backing and haulingdlrt, sand gravel and dlshosahle trash Ward. Plate 28 can be rolledbackward along a removable without scratching or dirtying the wagoninterior. 15 piece of pipe inserted between plate 28 and floon While Ihave described my invention with particular reference to the drawings,my protection is to be limited Smmmry of the mvenno only by the terms ofthe claims which follow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A utility box adapted to be carried on the interior floor of astation wagon, said box comprising an understructure having springextension members adapted to be removably secured to supporting bolts insaid floor, a hollow rectangular tray open at the top overlying saidunderstructure, said tray and said understructure having cooperatingbracket means defining first and second rails which are parallel andextend longitudinally within the wagon, wheel means rotatable in saidrails to permit said In my invention, the box is adapted to be carriedon the interior floor of the wagon. The box has an understructure havingspring extension members adapted to be removably secured to supportingbolts in the floor. A hollow rectangular tray open at the top isdisposed on top of the understructure. The tray and understructure havecooperating bracket means defining first and second rails which areparallel and extend longitudinally within the wagon. Wheel meansrotatable in the rails permit the tray to be moved rearward of theunderstructure.

Brief description of the drawings tray to be moved rearward of theunderstructure, and detachable catch means having separable first andsecond In the chawlhgsl elements secured respectively to said tray andsaid under- 1 a perspechv? VIEW of my uhhty box; structure, saidelements having a first holding position at 2 a rear P -l VleW thereof;which the tray is held in storage and a second position FIG. 3 s adetail view thereof; and U at which the tray can be released to berolled rearward FIG. 4 1s a side v1ew of my box as installed in astation and at which the tray can be tilted with respect to theWagohunderstructure.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, my box identified gen- 2. A box as set forthin claim 1 wherein said wheel erally at 10 comprises a top mountedhollow rectangularly means include four wheels, two Wheels beingrotatably Shaped lf 12 Open l the top and having a vertical rear securedto the bracket means of said understructure, the Wan mill gate 14 hlhgedat 16 to the bottom 18 of the other two wheels being rotatably securedto the bracket tray and having removable pins 20 insertable inside meansf said trayv ti l Walls whereby gate 14 Q he opened or 3. A box as setforth in claim 2 wherein the bracket closed. Th ollislde Surface of theVhrhcal from Wall 25 means of the understructure include first andsecond angle 1s hlng d a 26 to n Structure 27 whereby the tray membersextending horizontally and longitudinally and can be filled P as havingfront and rear ends, each of the said two wheels The under structure 27comprises a hat plate 28 having being Securad to the rear end f thecorresponding fi t rubber strips 30 secured to the underside to preventplate and Second members 23 from Scraping the hoof interior 33 of aStation 4. A boX as set forth in claim 3 wherein the bracket Wag n vmeans of the tray includes third and fourth angle mem- Plate 23 Games atpp sldeshrst and Second bers extending horizontally and longitudinallyand havgated angle brackets 36 and 38 faclhg each other and ing frontand rear ends, each of said Other two wheels tending t Within the Wagoh-The front ends being secured to the front end of the corresponding thirdof both brackets have prongs 40 adapted to detachably and fourth membersreceive the eyes 42 of spring loaded members 44 having A box as Setforth in claim 4 Where-n t a front hooks 46 adapted to be detachablysecured to bolts is provided with a rear tail gate 1 I r y 48 in thefloor of the wagon. First and second ball or roller bearingdwhieis 5gang652 argsrotzgtably secured1 to the References Cited rear on s o racets and an are arrange to rotate about corresponding axes securedtransversely to the 2 094 401 GTT ZI4 83 2 corresponding brackets. :11 4X The under surface of bottom 18 of the tray also car- 2,470,314 5/ 1949Llm 2 4 X ries at opposite side third and forth elongated angle 5 1 3/1951 2- X brackets 54 and 56 facing away from each other and over-310581636 10/1962 Bllhfilsl 214-450 X lying brackets 36 and 38respectively whereby hollow 3:084:816 4/1963 B0210 4 rails rectangularin cross section are formed. The front ends of brackets 54 and 56 eachcarry a corresponding GERALD FORLENZA Examme" one of rotatable ball orroller bearing wheels 58 and 60 ALBERT J. MAKAY, Examiner.

